When the intended prey of a Euglandina is large, it often
extracts its victim from the shell without actually swallowing the
shell. However, the more common method is for the species to
actually swallow the prey along with its shell. The 24 mm.
Euglandina rosea illustrated below was collected along
International Golf Parkway in northern St. Johns County on
10/11/2009 and later dissected. The seven shells shown below were
found in its gut - all of which appear to be Polygyra species
(P. cereolus or P. septemvolva) which
are common in the area where the Euglandina was collected.
The specimen was somewhat of a glutton as compared to other
specimens that have been dissected.